{"id":88261,"date":"2023-11-29T13:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88261"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:02:27","slug":"woman-who-lost-entire-nose-to-aggressive-cancer-ditches-irritating-prosthetic-in-favour-of-life-saving-hole-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/lifestyle\/woman-who-lost-entire-nose-to-aggressive-cancer-ditches-irritating-prosthetic-in-favour-of-life-saving-hole-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who lost entire nose to aggressive cancer ditches 'irritating' prosthetic in favour of \u2018life-saving\u2019 hole | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A MUM who lost her entire nose to cancer has ditched her "irritating" prosthetic in favour of a black hole.<\/p>\n

Tina Earls said despite funny looks from strangers, she is more confident than ever. <\/p>\n


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The parent, in her mid-40s, first noticed a sore in her nostril in 2012.<\/p>\n

When she bent her head, fluids would drip out and the left side of her face would become numb, she told Newsweek. <\/p>\n

Tina put up with the mess, as well as itchiness and a lump, for almost two years until she was eventually diagnosed with stage two nasal cancer in May 2014.<\/p>\n

"I was so devastated and shocked that I dropped the phone," she said. <\/p>\n

The mum-of-five was offered radiotherapy, but was warned it could leave her blind and fed through a tube for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

Instead, she had a full rhinectomy – total surgical removal of the nose.<\/p>\n

"The doctor said that he did not want to permanently disfigure me by cutting off my nose, but I said, 'What good is pretty if I'm dead?'," Tina said. <\/p>\n

Within six months, she had a fake one to cover the gaping triangle in her face. <\/p>\n

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But after two years of discomfort, she decided not to wear it at all. <\/p>\n

Speaking to truly, Tina, from the US, said: "I didn't like the way it looked and I didn't like the glue – it irritated my skin.<\/p>\n

"I wore it for about two years, [but] I just don't care for it."<\/p>\n

While her appearance gets her extra attention – which isn't always positive – she tries not to let it get to her.<\/p>\n

"When random people stare at me for long periods of time, I look back at them and smile," Tina said. <\/p>\n

"Deep down, I know that it's not my face that they're seeing that makes me beautiful, it's the fact that I can still smile and hold my head up high."<\/p>\n

She added: "I do feel strong and I do feel brave, but I've had to fight for that.<\/p>\n

"People say, 'Why are you so confident?' Because I fought hard and I'm alive. Nothing's more beautiful than [being] alive."<\/p>\n

Tina has shared her journey on TikTok and Instagram, where she is flooded with questions from intrigued users.<\/p>\n

Many want to know how she breathes and smells, if she has to clean inside her nose, and whether she gets cold.<\/p>\n

In one video, she explained: "I can breathe through the hole, [but] I wear [a] patch to help warm and moisten my breath – it's for comfort.<\/p>\n

"Yes, I've had to stick my finger in there a few times to clean it and yes it hurts."<\/p>\n

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In another, she added that she can smell and taste like she could before, but pepper is her "nemesis" and she has to be extra careful when cooking with it. <\/p>\n

Tina also told Newsweek that she sleeps with gauze over her nose so her throat doesn't get too dry. <\/p>\n


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